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-field. Rose-bloom. Cherry-blossom. Some animals-sleep. Corn -thresh.]

[86. Out of the following words form sentences, each with an extension of place; distinguishing betweeħ, 1. rest in; 2. motion to; 3. motion from.

Town-stand. Coachman-drive. Liverpool-situated. Officer perished. William-live. Garden-lie. Coffee-export. Childrenplay. Labourer-come. Wind-change. Our friends-go. Romebuilt. Put-book. We-dwell. London-situated. Gate-stand. The boys-fell. Village-lies. Fish-live. I-go. Rivers-run. Bristol-situated. Alps-lie. Swallow-leave. Paris stand.]

[87. Out of the following words form sentences, each with an extension of manner; distinguishing between those which denote, 1. manner, properly so called; 2. degree; 3. instrument; 4. accompanying circumstances.

Scholar-learn. Dog-run. Soldier-exhaust. Night-come. The sun-light. Lightning-strike. Evening-star-shine. Thunder-roll. The clouds-envelop. The storm-come. The oak-stand. Conversation-interrupt. Family-sit. Stockings-knit. Velvet-make. Richard I.-killed. Bird-catch. King-come. Workman-tired. Parliament-open. Garden-cultivate. Swallow-fly. Master-teach. Corn-grow. Charles-arrive.]

[88. Out of the following words form sentences, each with. an extension of cause; distinguishing between those denoting, 1. reason; 2. condition; 3. purpose; 4. motive; 5. material cause.

Iron-rusty. River-swell. Air-purified. Fire-produced. Wood -swim. Brutus-kill-Cæsar. The virtuous man-act. Sailors

undergo-danger. Tree-known. The child-fall. He is pale.

Mother-watch. Father-labour. Scholar-learn. Churches-built. Schools-founded. We make-butter. Go-to bed. Rise-early. All things become easy. Balbus-succeed. Eye-made. Tongueformed.]

89. Analyze the simple sentences given below according to the following models :—

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[N.B.-These sentences may be parsed as well according to the model given

in the Grammar.]

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The moon threw its silvery light upon the lake. It whitened the surface of the water. The two men climbed the steep mountain in silence. The King of the Belgians arrived in England yesterday.

The curfew tolls the knell of parting day.

In summer he took his frugal meals in the open air. Dost thou see that redbreast with the straw in his bill? The swallows twitter in their strawbuilt nests. Custom is the principal magistrate of man's life. Houses are built to live in. God Almighty first planted a garden. The fly sat upon the axle-tree of the chariot-wheel. The lawns and meadow-ledges midway down hang rich in flowers. You had set that morning, on the casement's edge, a long green box of mignonette. Suspicions amongst thoughts are like bats amongst birds. Expense ought to be limited by a man's wages. The sea-coast of Thrace and Bithynia still exhibits a rich prospect of vineyards, of gardens, and of plentiful harvests. Many a glad good-morrow, and jocund laugh from the young folk, made the bright air brighter. The death of Claudius had revived the fainting spirits of the Goths. Long ere noon all sounds in the village were silenced. The sun from the western horizon, like a magician, extended his golden wand o'er the landscape. The age of the great Constantine and his sons is filled with important events.

But she, with sick and scornful looks averse,

To her full height her stately stature draws.

The ancient Christians were animated by a contempt for their present existence, and by a just confidence of immortality. Overwhelmed by the sight, yet speechless, the priest and the maiden gazed on the scene of terror. I turning saw, throned on a flowery rise,

One sitting on a crimson scarf unroll'd,

A queen, with swarthy cheeks and bold black eyes,
Brow bound with burning gold.

In that hour of deep contrition,

He beheld with clearer vision,

Through all outward show and fashion,
Justice, the Avenger, rise.

90. Form ten sentences

a With enlarged subjects.

b With enlarged objects.

c With extensions of time and place properly classified.

91. Form five sentences to exemplify each of the particulars given under extensions of manner and cause.

V. OF THE COMPLEX SENTENCE.

92. In each of the following examples underline the subordinate sentence:

Aurelian was invested with the consulship by Valerian, who styled him the deliverer of Illyricum. Rain fertilizes those fields which spread their bounty to God's creatures. Many books cost more than they are worth. Work as long as you can. When the wise men came out of the east to Jerusalem, they asked for the new-born king of Judea. A sincere, upright man speaks as he thinks. Many learned men write so badly that they cannot be understood. It was so cold in the year 1830, that Lake Constance was frozen. A short-hand writer must write as quickly as an orator speaks. Civilisation, which brings man out of a savage state, consists in multiplying the number of occupations. Generally speaking, the more one has, the more one wishes. Lazy people always do as little as they can. When the little chickens come out of the egg, they are able to run. When Herod heard of the new king of Judea, he was frightened. A dervise was journeying alone in a desert, when two merchants suddenly met him. Many of the talents we now possess, and of which we are too apt to be proud, will cease entirely with the present state. She had superadded to her jacket, a ribbon which fell across her shoulder to her waist. They were the sweetest notes I ever heard, and I instantly let down the glass to hear them more distinctly. On a spring evening, on whichever side I turn my eyes, myriads of happy beings crowd upon my view.

Tell me not in mournful numbers,
"Life is but an empty dream!"
For the soul is dead that slumbers,
And things are not what they seem.

93. Point out the noun sentences below, and show what place they each hold in reference to the principal sentence :—

It may easily be shown that the earth is round. Whether the truth will ever come to light is uncertain. How he made his escape is a profound mystery. He never told me that he was going away. His excuse was, that he was engaged all the evening. My determination is, that you shall depart after Christmas. Socrates proved that virtue is its own reward. All affirmed that the king was never seen to smile again. When letters first came into use is uncertain. It is probable that they were first brought from the East.

You forget she is a gipsy girl.

And does that prove that Preciosa is above suspicion?

She sends your jewels back, and bids me tell you, she is not to be purchased by your gold.

Thou knowest that the Pope has sent him into Spain, to put a stop to dances on the stage.

And so I fear these dances will be stopped, and Preciosa be once more a beggar.

Dost thou remember when first we met?

94. Expand the phrases printed below in italics into noun

sentences:

The utility of steam is now everywhere acknowledged. Your forgetfulness of the promise is very blameable. The cause of the delay is wholly unknown. It is wicked to steal. It is wise to be cautious. The immortality of the soul is generally admitted. I greatly desire your success. The suffering of humanity is a mysterious fact in the dispensations of Providence.

[95. Write five complex sentences having a noun sentence for its subject; five having the same for its object; five having the same for a predicate, with the verb "to be ;" and five having the same in apposition to a noun or pronoun.] 96. Point out the adjective sentences below, and show what noun they each qualify.

The amusement of letters which afford so many resources in solitude was incapable of fixing the attention of Diocletian. Towards the west lies the fertile shore that stretches along the Adriatic. The choice of a spot, which united all that could contribute either to health or to luxury, did not require the partiality of a native. There is sweet music here, that softer falls than petals from blown roses on the grass. I keep smooth plats of fruitful ground, where thou mayest warble, eat, and dwell. It was a high speech of Seneca, "That the good things which belong to prosperity are to be wished, but the good things that belong to adversity to be admired." Let the day perish wherein I was born. How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust. There are many injuries which almost every man feels, though he does not complain. The place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

On the square the oriel window, where in old heroic days
Sat the poet Melchior, singing Kaiser Maximilian's praise.
See here is a bower

Of eglantine, with honeysuckles woven,
Where not a spark of prying light creeps in.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed;
And I loved her that she did pity me.

This only is the witchcraft I have used.

Pleased with my admiration, and the fire

His speech struck from me, the old man would shake

His years away.

[97. Write ten complex sentences, with an adjective sentence qualifying the subject; and ten more with an adjective sentence qualifying the object.]

98. Point out the adverbial sentences in the following examples :

Where'er we tread 'tis haunted ground. Cromwell followed little events before he ventured to govern great ones. Thou shalt honour thy father and mother, that thy days may be long. When Jesus was twelve years of age, he went into the temple with his brethren. The older you become, the wiser

you should be. The gardener is planting the shrubs where they will have the most shade. Can the soldier, when he girdeth on his armour, boast like him who putteth it off? While the earth remaineth, seed-time and harvest shall not fail. Where the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. Where thou hast not sowed thou canst not reap. If you wish to be well, you must live moderately. God has made everything good, but man is not always satisfied. Live so that thou mayest never have reason to repent. Paul, before he was converted, was a great persecutor of Christ. The body of St. Andrew was magnificently interred by Constantine, when he became a Christian. When darkness broke away, and morning began to dawn, the town wore a strange aspect indeed. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. When Tancred 's buried, and not till then,

The heir shall have his own again.

99. Specify which of the following relations of time and place are implied in the adverbial sentences below-point of time, duration, repetition; rest in, motion to, motion from.

When Columbus had finished speaking, the sovereigns sank upon their knees. My father gets up when the sun rises. Magdalene did not know the Saviour until she had talked with him. While he was talking thus, the place, the old man's shape, both troubled me. When you are tempted to resent an injury, reflect with yourselves, Has God no account against you? After the most violent shock had ceased, the clouds of dust began to disperse. When the spray had fallen again, the glittering domes had vanished. Whilst I call for justice upon the prisoner, I wish also to do him justice. When you would speak or think harshly of your neighbour, reflect, Are you so without sin, that you can venture to cast the first stone at another? He, like the world, his ready visit pays where fortune smiles. When William Penn approached the Sachems all the Indians threw down their arms. And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea. After he had suppressed this conspiracy, he led his troops into Italy. I shall stay here until the post arrives. When he took his seat, the house cheered him. He swam the Esk river, where ford there was none. When Hannibal marched into Italy he was obliged to open a way over the mountains. As often as you repeat this offence, you will be severely punished. Whene'er I take my walks abroad, how many poor I see. He intends visiting his relations before he leaves England. Travel not early, before thy judgment be risen; lest thou observest rather shows than substance. Whenever we visited him, he welcomed us most warmly. While Constantine signalized his valour in the field, the sovereign of Rome appeared insensible to the dangers of civil war. fore Constantine marched into Italy, he secured the friendship of the Illyrian emperor. As we were crossing the straits, a severe storm arose. Whilst he passed his indolent life he was repeatedly heard to declare, that he alone was emperor. Where thou goest I will go. I will go wherever you wish.

Be

100. Specify which of the following relations of manner and cause are implied in the adverbial sentences below-likeness, relation, intensity, proportion, effect; reason, condition, concession.

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